Obituary: Mary E. (Coffman) Franks File contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by Lee Donovan LJDONOVAN@aol.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitter PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ______________________________ This obituary come from an unknown paper. It was cut out and put into a photo album by its original owner, who gave them to me in 1997. It is a copy of the original with no corrections to its spelling or punctuation. I have changed the format to fit it onto 1 page. FRANKS, MARY E. Aged 79 years, wife of A. J. Franks of German Township, near McClellandtown died in her home, Tuesday evening, February 8,1955 at 9:15 o'clock. The daughter of the late David and Sarah Moore Coffman she was born March 20, 1875 in German Township, where she had spent her entire life. She was a member of the Grace Chapel Presbyterian Church of High House In addition to her husband, she is survived by the following children: Clinton of R. D. 1, Smithfield; Hazel Smith of McClellandtown: Mildred David of R. D. 2, Uniontown; Ruth Dillon of Philadelphia; and Weldon at home, also surviving are four grandchildren and four great grandchildren and four brothers: Thomas Calvin, Ira D. and H. Dale Coffman all of Uniontown and Frank E. Coffman of McClellandtown. She was predeceased by a daughter, Nellie. Friends are being received in the C. B. Dearth Sons Funeral Home, New Salem until Friday morning at 11 o'clock and In the Jacobs Lutheran Church, German Township from 12 until 2, the hour of services with Rev. John Richardson, pastor of the Grace Chapel Church, officiating; and Rev, W. H. Kibler, pastor of the Jacobs Lutheran Church, assisting. Interment will be in the Jacobs Lutheran Church Cemetery.